Russia hopes for better US ties

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin still hopes to pull Moscow's ties with Washington out of a deep crisis.

Peskov said this ambition might not come true if it is not reciprocated by the United States. Bilateral relations and acute international problems will be discussed at the upcoming meeting between Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and US National Security Advisor John Bolton, he added.